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APPLICATION NO.
FILING DATE
FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
CONFIRMATION NO.
09/911,293
07/23/2001
Sanghoon Sull
•2894
57692 7590
JONES DAY
222 E.41ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017
02/05/2008
EXAMINER
RUTLEDGE, AMELIA L
ART UNIT
PAPER NUMBER
2176
MAIL DATE
DELIVERY MODE
02/05/2008 PAPER
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding*
The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
Interview Summary
Application No.
09/911,293
Applicant(s)
SULL ET AL
Examiner
Amelia Rutledge
Art Unit
2176
All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
(1) Amelia Rutledge - USPTO . (3)
(2) Edward Pencoske - applicant's representative . (4) .
Date of Interview: 31 January 2008 .
Type: a)K Telephonic b)D Video Conference
c)D Personal [copy given to: 1)D applicant 2)Q applicant's representative]
Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted: d)D Yes e)IEI No.
If Yes, brief description: .
Claim(s) discussed: 89.
Identification of prior art discussed: Swenson .
Agreement with respect to the claims f)D was reached. g)E3 was not reached. h)D N/A.
Substance of Interview including description of the general nature of what was agreed to if an agreement was
reached, or any other comments: Compared the features of the claimed invention to Swenson, discussed possible
ways in which the claims could be amended to overcome Swenson .
(A fuller description, if necessary, and a copy of the amendments which the examiner agreed would render the claims
allowable, if available, must be attached. Also, where no copy of the amendments that would render the claims
allowable is available, a summary thereof must be attached.)
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INTERVIEW. (See MPEP Section 713.04). If a reply to the last Office action has already been filed, APPLICANT IS
GIVEN A NON-EXTENDABLE PERIOD OF THE LONGER OF ONE MONTH OR THIRTY DAYS FROM THIS
INTERVIEW DATE, OR THE MAILING DATE OF THIS INTERVIEW SUMMARY FORM, WHICHEVER IS LATER, TO
FILE A STATEMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW. See Summary of Record of Interview
requirements on reverse side or on attached sheet.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-413 (Rev. 04-03)
Interview Summary
Paper No. 20080131